I remain the same person, yet changed. My big change, as some of you may already know, is that by now I have separated from my wife of many years and moved into a place of my own. Despite the hardships and emotional struggle, this seems to have given me back my more-raw, more authentic…… Continue reading Picking up
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The word in your mouth is anarchy
The word in your mouth is anarchy. Say it, I am waiting for it. We stand on five minutes and devour centuries. You are the sieve which my anarchy strains, resolves itself into words. Behind the word is chaos. Each word a stripe, a bar, but there are not and never will be enough bars…… Continue reading The word in your mouth is anarchy
Adjustments
Along with some entries coming up, I will be giving a slight overhaul to the page’s layout. The links and tags are being updated and better organized. I also hope to be writing a new column on Matthew’s site in the near future.
September Asthma Association
a connection that drops in and out in and about asthma that likes to shout: “young man, gather yourself from restful sleep go in the other room and turn on the fan blades above you…” there comes a breeze from the ceiling while reading while wheezing youngin’ your odd existence is troubled . . .…… Continue reading September Asthma Association
At The House Warming
I think I’m taking up Henry Miller’s method of writing heavily in the day, then socializing at night. If only I could safely remove that thing, the job. back all fucked up danced insane drunken monkey style at the house warming my zest for life started shining through and that my friends is what makes…… Continue reading At The House Warming
Saturday On The Second Floor
I know what is up. And what is down. I know I am hungry, after waking from this four hour nap, forced, but I’m not going to do anything about it. I know it’s the middle of the night and it’s “not worth it.” This is a new kind of typewriter, the laptop, and it…… Continue reading Saturday On The Second Floor
dinosaur replacements
I look at you the way the moon looks at the earth change is in the air and putting me in the gutter car alarms in this lot are motherfuckers that’s the word I’m using, sorry check me out I am locking my door now on top of locking my door I am turning on…… Continue reading dinosaur replacements
Lifetimes
Finally my job has hired me, this has been the first week, and I’m no longer a temp. Feels good not to be a temp and in turn be handed all the paperwork listing a pretty generous set of benefits. So we’ll see how it goes, how everything goes. As a unit, we’re pretty stressed…… Continue reading Lifetimes
Friday (August) Notes
Driving around, you’re in the midst of a lot of chaos, anguish, hurry. There’s little peace to be had. On our way back we stopped at a gas station. A homeless man asked me for money, which I didn’t have, even in change, but he broke out in drunken conversation with me anyway, insisting on…… Continue reading Friday (August) Notes
The Mind Screen
a mental pain the anguish squish you step on a bug this part of town is roach infested brochures don’t tell this we don’t read brochures a mental pain hardly can define itself the blinding pain… in a book somewhere says the pain enables one to point to the miracle I tend to the garden…… Continue reading The Mind Screen
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